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The next generation of nanotubes

April 2, 2013

…The highly conductive, flexible and thin CNTs may lead to revolutionary size, weight and cost reductions for aerospace, automotive, medical and smart clothing technologies. Photo: D. Tsentalovich, Rice University…

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Manufacturers of aeronautics go above and beyond

April 2, 2013

…The business of customizing One can readily see the use of fabric while admiring an ultralight in flight, but hard-body planes also rely on the flexibility of fabrics, particularly apparent…

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D3O® Smart Skin provides a low-profile protective layer

April 2, 2013

…Photo: D30 Designed for sports applications, D3O® Smart Skin provides a lightweight and low-profile protective layer that can be directly applied to the garment for better comfort, flexibility…

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Nylon fabric proven to cool wearers

April 2, 2013

…NILIT® Breeze is a nylon 6.6 fiber proven to cool wearers by almost one degree Celsius in comparison to fabrics knitted with standard fibers. The yarn’s cooling effect comes…

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Smart textiles for protective gear

April 1, 2013

…A new book, Smart Textiles for Protection, outlines how materials that sense and react to environmental conditions are being integrated into personal protective clothing—and examines a wide range of…

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Transforming inventions into innovation

February 12, 2013

…innovations throughout its 350 years as a powerful global influence. Due to those innovations, the textile industry now comprises many different subsectors representing production of fibers, yarns and fabrics, dyeing…

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Integrating coating technologies

February 1, 2013

…and Nanotechnology (International Newsletters). Editor’s note: For more information on the use of geotextiles in the fracking industry, see “Opportunities and challenges for geosynthetics” in Specialty Fabrics Review.  …

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Top-coated for architecture

January 2, 2013

…Seaman Corp. has two new additions to its architectural product line: Shelter-Rite® Brite™ fabrics with two high-end top coats, Kynar® fluoropolymer (Arkema) and Tedlar® fluoropolymer (DuPont). The top coats,…

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Know your fabrics, fabrication and flammability

December 2, 2012

…performance Photo: Firetect Flammability can be achieved in two fundamental ways: through inherently fire-retardant (IFR) fibers and by applying fireproof coatings. Manufacturers produce IFR fabrics by adding flame-retardant polymers to…

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From building to body: Current research into interactive and technical textiles

December 1, 2012

…coconut husks, stretch aramids, multiaxial weaving with glass fibers: all share an emphasis on performance, or “stitch as structure.” Designs from nature combine with technology to create wearable fabrics that…

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